Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Canada
Canada: Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0215 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Retail — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0215 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Canada peaked at 0.0311 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0209 kt, in 2021.
That places Canada 37th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0251 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0257 kt | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0257 kt | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0238 kt | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0239 kt | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0245 kt | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0249 kt | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0283 kt | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0306 kt | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0311 kt | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0241 kt | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 0.026 kt | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0276 kt | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0292 kt | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0288 kt | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0294 kt | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0284 kt | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0295 kt | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0271 kt | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0268 kt | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.027 kt | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.025 kt | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0245 kt | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0222 kt | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0232 kt | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.023 kt | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 kt | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0243 kt | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0216 kt | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0221 kt | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0212 kt | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0209 kt | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0214 kt | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0215 kt | +0.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0215 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0033 kt, 6.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0264 kt | 0.0238 kt | 0.0311 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0277 kt | 0.0241 kt | 0.0295 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0236 kt | 0.0216 kt | 0.027 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0213 kt | 0.0209 kt | 0.0215 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in Canada?
- Food retail — emissions in Canada was 0.0215 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0311 kt in 1999.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0209 kt in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for food retail — emissions?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.